Gerald’s bucket lost a total of 8/5 in. of water when the hot summer sun came out. he estimated that he lost 2/15 in. an hour. how many hours did it take gerald to lost 8/5 in. of water?

Answer-

It took 12 hours to lose the water.

Solution-

The total amount of water lost from Gerald’s bucket is    inch

The amount of water he estimated  to be lost in a single hour is    inch

Dividing the total water lost by water lost per hour, we can get the the total number of hours it took to lose the water.

Therefore, it took 12 hours to lose the water.

step-by-step explanation:

use pothagarean therom

a^2+b^2=c^2 so first ac

acm is a right triangle because c= 90°

and am (the hypotenuse or c) =16+9 =25

but there is not enough info we need another angle or side length